4 key observations from DK Metcalf’s performance vs. Broncos

DK Metcalf needs to learn when to stop fighting

And I don’t mean “fighting” as in throwing punches (although I can imagine DK Metcalf doing that at times, though hopefully it never occurs). Metcalf just sometimes seemingly lets his pride get in his way and thinks he is strong enough to carry 100 defenders on his back. Heck, he might be capable of doing something close to that but trying to do it while not holding a football correctly is going to cause a player to get stripped and fumble.

This is what happened against the Broncos. Metcalf caught a short pass, tried to get rid of one tackler who kept holding on to Metcalf’s football, Metcalf tried to drag the tackler into other oncoming Broncos defenders and Metcalf tried to fight through them.

All in all, Metcalf would have had to break three tackles at once to gain any more yards and then break the tackle of a fourth Bronco who was just waiting to see what was happening with his three teammates and Metcalf.

Metcalf should have made the smart decision and just tucked the ball and gone down. Staying up risks him to the ball being stripped from him – he has now fumbled six times in four seasons and many of the same type he suffered on Monday – or even worse, being injured. Sometimes brains need to overrule brawn.